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Posted on: November 17, 2020

[ARCHIVED] Office of Traffic Safety Grant Kickoff

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RIVERSIDE COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT

Sheriff Chad Bianco

Press Release:Office of Traffic Safety Grant Kickoff
Station Area:City of Temecula 
Written Date:November 17, 2020Time:2:30 PM
Incident Date:N/ATime:N/A
Incident Location:City of Temecula
Reporting Officer:Sergeant Raemie Wood 
File Number(s):N/A


Details:

Riverside County Sheriff’s Department-Southwest Station Awarded $108,693 Grant From the Office of Traffic Safety

Temecula, Calif. – The safety of everyone traveling is the focus of a grant awarded to the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department’s Southwest Station. The $108,693 grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety (OTS) will assist in the Southwest Station’s efforts to reduce deaths and injuries on city roads.

“These are trying times, and now more than ever, it is important that we are at the forefront of traffic safety,” Riverside County Sheriff’s Department, Sgt. Wood said. “This funding allows us to educate and enhance the safety of all residents.”

The one-year grant is for the 2021 federal fiscal year, which runs from Oct. 1, 2020 to Sept. 30, 2021.

The grant will fund a variety of traffic safety programs, including:

  • Patrols with emphasis on alcohol and drug-impaired driving prevention.
  • Patrols with emphasis on awareness and education of California’s hands-free cell phone law.
  • Patrols with emphasis on education of traffic rights for bicyclists and pedestrians.
  • Patrols with emphasis on awareness and education of primary causes of crashes: excess speed, failure to yield, failure to stop at stop signs/signals, improper turning/lane changes.
  • Collaborative efforts with neighboring agencies on traffic safety priorities.
  • Officer training and/or recertification: Standard Field Sobriety Test (SFST), Advanced Roadside Impaired Driving Enforcement (ARIDE) and Drug Recognition Expert (DRE).

“Through education and behavior changes, we hope to create an environment that is safe and equitable for all road users in our community,” Sgt. Wood said.

Funding for this program was provided by a grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety, through the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

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